New Barcelona signing Ilkay Gundogan admits he's quickly been impressed by Pedri.

The former Manchester City captain has barely had a week of preseason training with his new Barca teammates and Pedri has already caught the eye.

He told Mundo Deportivo: "I already knew most of them, from watching them play and also from playing against them, either in club or national team competition. There was a player with whom I was eager to play with and it is Pedri.

"I think he is a great talent, he is so young and at the same time so good, he has so much potential... Of course, we play in similar positions and we will probably play a lot of games close to each other. We will try to find each other a lot.

"Something similar with Frenkie de Jong. As a midfielder, you appreciate these types of players being close to you on the pitch, players to pass the ball to, mix and match and create actions and combo."

Asked about Barca coach Xavi and City manager Pep Guardiola, Gundogan added, "You can see that it is the same school, that Pep had an influence on Xavi and his game.

"Of course, also the Barça school: possession, not losing the ball, trying to create, playing intelligently, finding space... many of the things we do here are similar to what we did at City with Pep and that also gives me an advantage, it's easier to adapt."